9.04.2009

Props to the Internet Frog

Ever had an inkling that your internet service provider might be just a smidge ethically dubious? Make sure you're getting what you pay for with internetfrog.com's free speed test tool, which tracks your bandwidth's overall performance over time. Since I began employing Comcast's shady services in our new place, I run this at least once a day. Some of the useful information it provides:
  • Average Download Speed

  • Average Upload Speed

  • Average Quality of Service (QOS - consistent download capacity provided by ISP)

  • Average Return Trip Time (RTT - the total time in milliseconds it takes to upload a small amount of data and receive a response)

  • Average MaxPause (the longest recorded pause in the test process)
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1 comment:

  1. I think if you really want to keep your ISP honest, you must take this into consideration:

    http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE5885PM20090910

    We certainly think it would be an improvement over our ISP's data transfer rates, and reliability as well.

    See you soon,

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